Cape Verde vs Paraguay: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Cape Verde
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
155th
Paraguay rank
153rd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.15 tonnes per person against 1.13 tonnes per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 155th and Paraguay ranks 153rd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.0908 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.0977 tonnes per person | 0.2153 tonnes per person | 0.1176 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.3035 tonnes per person | 0.3594 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.1995 tonnes per person | 0.4735 tonnes per person | 0.274 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.4916 tonnes per person | 0.7329 tonnes per person | 0.2413 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.893 tonnes per person | 0.7343 tonnes per person | 0.1587 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.15 tonnes per person against 1.13 tonnes per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Paraguay rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th and Paraguay ranks 153rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.